Morihiro Saito: “One day, O-Sensei said, “Taijutsu that encompasses the theory of the sword is Aikido.”

“I do not know any aikido other than O-Sensei’s. I was taught by O-Sensei from the age of 18 to 41, and served him in the same way as a live-in student, so I don’t know any other teacher. Many shihan study new techniques and demonstrate them. I think this is a wonderful thing. I study these new techniques here at the dojo and analyze them, and I can conclude firmly that there has been no one who could surpass O-Sensei…”